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Waterloo Station is opened in London, UK. The station and its surrounding area will provide the inspirational setting for the song Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks and also for Postcard From Waterloo by Tom Verlaine.
Blues vocalist Walter 'Cowboy' Washington records Ice Pick Blues in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Billed as 'The Fabulous Blind Singing Star', Ray Charles plays the second night in a two-week engagement at The Pelican Club, 301 South Rampart St, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Musician, record label owner, radio host, film and music video director, Joseph Patrick Escalante, aka Joe Escalante, is born in Long Beach, California, USA. He will become best-known as the bassist for 90s punk rock band The Vandals, and owner of their record label Kung Fu Records.
The Velvet Underground And Nico play the first of thirteen nights at Steve Paul's Scene, New York City, USA.
The Animals, The Move, Denny Laine And The Electric String Band, David Bowie, The Nice and Chicken Shack are heard performing live on the BBC Radio 1 show Top Gear, presented by deejays John Peel and Tommy Vance in London, England, UK, Europe.
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Planet Waves by Bob Dylan and The Band enters the Billboard US album chart, where it will peak at No1 - making it Dylan's first album to top the US chart.
The Dead Boys play the first of two nights at Crash’n’Burn, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, supported by The Diodes.
Deanne Pearson of UK rock weekly the NME reviews a new band at the Marquee Club, London, UK. "Let's face it, they're just not going to make it," she writes. "Punk's dying and Adam And The Ants are dying with it." Ooops.
Joy Division, A Certain Ratio, Scritti Politti and the Monochrome Set play at The Electric Ballroom, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Lou Reed marries Sylvia Morales at his apartment in Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Guy Stevens, producer of Spooky Tooth, Free, Mott The Hoople and The Clash, dies from an overdose of drugs he had been prescribed to help control his alcohol dependency.
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Billy Bragg, Danielle Dax, The Bay City Rollers, Killing Joke, Howard DeVoto, New Model Army, Jayne County, Flesh For Lulu, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Clock DVA, Under Two Flags, The Chameleons and the Chevalier Brothers.
The two-day long Futurama Festival comes to an end at Queen's Hall, Leeds, England, UK, Europe. Acts appearing at the event included
Political rocker Billy Bragg is arrested at an anti-apartheid sit-in outside South Africa House, London, England, UK, Europe.
Billy Bragg plays at St. George's Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.
Siouxsie And The Banshees play at The Apollo, Oxford, England, UK, Europe, supported by Scientists.
New Model Army play at The Town And Country Club, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Debbie Harry, aka Blondie, plays at Aaron's Amphitheatre, Atlkanta, Georgia, USA.
Iggy Pop, Rage Against the Machine, No Doubt, Placebo, Stiff Little Fingers, The Afghan Whigs, The Orb, Andrea Chimenti, Carmen Consoli, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Edge Park, Freak Power, Giancarlo Onorato, Karma, Lou Dalfin, Mario Venuti and Prozac+.
The 1996 Sonoria Festival, a three-day event, has its second day in Parco Aquatica, Milan, Italy, Europe. Artists appearing on this day are
Bad Religion play at The House Of Blues, Sunset Strip, Hollywood, California, USA.
As a result of an investigation by the New York District Attorney's office, Sony BMG Music admit to using payola to get airplay for Jennifer Lopez, Avril Lavigne, Good Charlotte and others.
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra plays at The Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA.
Daft Punk appear at the premiere of the movie TRON: Legacy in the El Capitan theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Eduardo Delgado Serrato, drummer of garage punk pioneers ? And The Mysterians [aka Question Mark And The Mysterians, dies in Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
Poly Styrene, best known as the frontwoman with 1970s punk group X-Ray Spex, dies aged 53 in Sussex, UK. She was receiving treatment for an advanced form of breast cancer when she passed away.
Ekaterina Samoutsevitch, an associate of all-female punk band Pussy Riot, is arrested in Moscow, Russia, Europe, and charged in connection with the band's recent political protest against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at Moscow's Christ The Savior Cathedral.
It is reported that all-girl Russian punk band Pussy Riot, who were arrested on charges of 'hooliganism' in March 2012, must remain in prison until late-July while their case continues to be investigated. The band members stormed Christ The Savior Cathedral, in Moscow, Russia, Europe, in February to protest the relationship between the church and Vladimir Putin. They face up to seven years in jail if convicted.
Pixies headline the second night of The Field Day Festival in Victoria Park, London, UK. Also performing are The Horrors, Temples and Pond.
Controversial and charismatic music biz entrepreneur Kim Fowley, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer, dies aged 75, in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker of Blink-182 release a statement declaring that guitarist-singer Tom DeLonge has "indefinitely" left the band and that Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba will replace DeLonge for the band's upcoming set at The Musink Festival. Later in the day, DeLonge posts a note on Instagram, stating "I never quit the band."
On his Positive Songs for Negative People tour, Frank Turner plays at Huxley's Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
On their Revolution Radio tour, Green Day play at The Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.
On their Dumb And Confused tour, Rat Boy play at The Electric Ballroom, London, England, UK, Europe.
Bleecker Bob, real name Robert Plotnik, dies, aged 76, in New York City, USA. Opened in 1967, Bleecker Bob's Records was an iconic second hand vinyl store in Greenwich Village, and a gathering place for music lovers. It was in Bleecker Bob's that Patti Smith met Lenny Kaye; Joey Ramone was a regular customer, Robert Plant, David Bowie, Frank Zappa and David Byrne would drop by.
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